Shadows Of A Forgotten Spring

Chapter 174

Chapter 174

Her performance was flawless. She allowed her hand to stretch out in a desperate manner, her fingers quivering as if reaching for someone who immediately stepped back. She then closed her eyes again, letting her head drop to the side as though she were slipping away.

Feeling good about the shots, she sat in front of her laptop and started editing. The video was perfected.

She added filters to her skin to make it even paler, and the blood darker. She edited the lighting and made it haunting.

A wicked smile appeared on Annie’s lips as she watched the final cut of the video.

Perfecto!

A masterpiece!

Emma would not see it coming, neither would any of them. The thought of the chaos she was about to unleash filled her with a weird satisfaction, her chest tightening with the thrill of her carefully laid plan.

Emma.

Just the thought of her name made her lips formed an ugly, straight line.

Just the thought of her was enough to make Annie’s blood boil.

Emma’s name had haunted her since the first day she joined Emma’s highschool.

Annie could still remember the exact moment she saw her, poised, radiant, and effortlessly commanding the attention of everyone around her.

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And she made mental note to stay as far away as possible from her, dismissing Emma as just another girl with a silver spoon in her mouth. But then came the whispers in the hallways, the rumors that eventually proved true, Emma wasn’t just one of the most beautiful girl at school; heck, she was also one of the smartest students they have ever seen; and she turned out to be the daughter of a powerful man whose last name was a symbol of power in the country and to top it all, She was BETROTHED to Alexander Blackthorn, the heir to the most powerful conglomerate in the world.

That revelation hit Annie like a punch to the gut, leaving her seething with envy.

How could one person have everything? Beauty, brains, wealth, privilege, and now the most eligible bachelor in the country. It wasn’t right. All her life, Annie had had to fight tooth and nail for every scrap of recognition, for every ounce of validation, while Emma seemed to get it all handed to her on a golden platter.

loved her and that old motherfucker proved it till the end.

And if she couldn’t, she’d destroy it with no hesitation, no guilt and no mercy. Emma’s happiness became her target

fourteen long years, Annie had carried this vendetta in her heart, fueling her

her reputation, and even tried to sabotage her

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watched the couple and Annic knew she couldn’t

life by using every trick in

fell for her lies, her charm, her facade so well–constructed.

a wedge between him and Emma, and she reveled in

didn’t

chosen Emma in the end, fulfilling his heart and family’s wishes, and Annie was left with nothing but her festering hatred. Annie

won once again, but Annie wasn’t done yet; she would

had absolutely no reason

to make sure to shatter her, piece by piece, until there was

wine, Annie smiled softly.

viral within hours, and the public would eat it

would be caught off guard, her outation dragged through the mud, her carefully rebuilt life crumbling as a result of

1. it.

bottom of her glass, as she thought of the years she had spent in relentless pursuit of the

not stop now, not after all the years she had wasted.

stripped of everything, her love, her family her dignity.

have been born with

standing above

Annie would make sure she fell, and when she did, it

just

the video through routed e–mail to one of the most notorious gossip. writers there was known for scandal and drama. Annie knew they wouldn’t hesitate to publish it. All she had to do

wait.

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reaching his

moment.